TransPAC2
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The TransPAC2 Network is a National Science Foundation
-funded high-speed international circuit connecting research and education networks in the Asia-Pacific region to those in the US. It is the 5-year continuation of the TransPAC
project. TransPAC2 is part of the NSF’s International Research Network Connections (IRNC) program.
TransPAC2's Network Operations Center
is located in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex in Indianapolis, IN on the IUPUI campus. The NOC operates 24/7 under the supervision of the Global Research NOC at IUPUI.
America. It connects to the APAN network in Tokyo and to a TransPAC2-managed router in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles router, run in the TransPAC2 AS (22388), maintains a 10GigE connection to the CENIC managed Pacific Wave ethernet switch. This connection enables direct peering with the Internet2
Abilene Network
, National LambdaRail
and other high speed networks on the west coast.
. In North America, the primary connection is via the Internet2 Abilene network, though TransPAC2 peers with other R&E networks at the Pacific Wave Exchange Point.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering. Its medical counterpart is the National Institutes of Health...
-funded high-speed international circuit connecting research and education networks in the Asia-Pacific region to those in the US. It is the 5-year continuation of the TransPAC
Transpac
Transpac may refer to:* Transpacific Yacht Race** Transpac 52, sailing yacht* The original name of Air Caledonie* Transpac , one of a series of Pacific Ocean submarine communications cables...
project. TransPAC2 is part of the NSF’s International Research Network Connections (IRNC) program.
Network Operations Center
A network operations center is one or more locations from which control is exercised over a computer, television broadcast, or telecommunications network....
is located in the Informatics and Communications Technology Complex in Indianapolis, IN on the IUPUI campus. The NOC operates 24/7 under the supervision of the Global Research NOC at IUPUI.
Network Topology
The TransPAC2 network is currently engineered as a single OC-192 circuit provided by KDDIKDDI
is a Japanese telecommunications operator formed in October 2000 through the merger of DDI Corp., KDD Corp., and IDO Corp. It has its headquarters in the Garden Air Tower in Iidabashi, Chiyoda, Tokyo....
America. It connects to the APAN network in Tokyo and to a TransPAC2-managed router in Los Angeles. The Los Angeles router, run in the TransPAC2 AS (22388), maintains a 10GigE connection to the CENIC managed Pacific Wave ethernet switch. This connection enables direct peering with the Internet2
Internet2
Internet2 is an advanced not-for-profit US networking consortium led by members from the research and education communities, industry, and government....
Abilene Network
Abilene Network
Abilene Network was a high-performance backbone network created by the Internet2 community in the late 1990s. In 2007 the Abilene Network was retired and upgraded network was known as the "Internet2 Network".-History:...
, National LambdaRail
National LambdaRail
National LambdaRail is a , high-speed national network infrastructure owned and operated by the U.S. research and education community that runs over fiber-optic lines, and is the first transcontinental 10-Gigabit Ethernet network...
and other high speed networks on the west coast.
Acceptable Use
The TransPAC2 network is currently limited to the networks carried by other Research and Education network aggregators. In the Pacific region, this list includes APAN, TEIN2, and AARNetAARNet
AARNet or Australian Academic and Research Network offers Internet services to the Australian education and research communities and their research partners.AARNet is a not-for-profit company limited by shares...
. In North America, the primary connection is via the Internet2 Abilene network, though TransPAC2 peers with other R&E networks at the Pacific Wave Exchange Point.
Project History
- April 2005 - TransPAC2 circuit turned up; old TransPAC network decommissioned
- February 2006 - TransPAC2 establishes direct 10GigE connection to JGN2 switch in Los Angeles
Notable Staff
- Jim Williams (Project Director, 1997 - )
- Chris Robb (Network Engineer, 2001 - )
- John Hicks (Network Measurement, 2000 - )
- Steve Peck (Network Operations Manager, 1997 - )